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	news *News:* *9 May 2008* top Thank you for visiting the BANA News Page. If you are a BANA member and are holding an exhibition or event, do let us know so we can promote it here for you. Listings are also welcome about events or opportunities that might be of interest to BANA members. Please send any listings to: enquiries@bana-arts.co.uk and enter 'For News Page' in the subject box of the email. Listings on this page are normally updated weekly. The information below has been passed to BANA by individuals and other organisations, so please address enquiries directly to them. BANA is not responsible for verifying details listed on this page and does not necessarily uphold views expressed here. See also the Events and Projects pages of this site for other news of BANA activities. CONTENTS (full details below - click on the underlined links to go to the relevant section) Events: Exhibitions Starter for 6 - the Star and Dove Fringe Arts Bath 2008 programme Settlement Exhibitions at the RUH ICIA exhibitions Chapel Row Gallery exhibitions Through the Lens Onya McCausland - residency at Gloucester Cathedral Anya Lewin - Picture This Victoria Gallery programme BANA members’ exhibitions: Kate Parsons, Steven Mitchell, Nick Gerolemou, Fiona Lake Classes, Training and Workshops FAB kids’ events Bath Artist Printmakers summer courses Widcombe Studios classes ICIA workshops Forkbeard Fantasy courses Other events Cloth Road Arts Week Elektrostatic The Star and Dove - new contemporary art space in Bristol art\|speak - creativity\|works: seminar for artists FAB Art walking tours FAB Art Fair Widcombe Open Studios Talk: Impressionism in England - Whistler, Sickert? Audiences South West launched Cultural Olympiad Symposium - find out what took place Kilter - Back on Track N.I.P. Opportunities: Jobs / commissions / residencies Exhibition opportunities The Engine Room - call for proposals Edgar Modern invited submissions On View - regeneration arts project, Dursley Art For Life 2008 - Bath Open Art Fair Gallery spaces for hire Other opportunities 60 x 60 - Bath Film Challenge Evolver Prize 2008 Wonderworks Christmas Craft Fair 2008 taking submissions Drugs and Homeless Initiative seeks artists Services: Equipment for sale / hire Media Art Bath - Equipment for hire Project! Mobile Cinema Unit nesa exhibition equipment for hire Arts services Inspiring Holidays.com Artists’ retreat in Turkey Photographic services Artquest – Free legal advice pilot project Artists' holiday cottage Membership of BANA: Details and updates Newsletter: Details and deadlines EVENTS Exhibitions Starter for 6 The Star and Dove 75-78 St Lukes Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS3 4RY www.staranddovearts.com 2 May - 31 May Wed - Sun 12 - 6pm Bristol based artist Chris Barr explores through his practice, the possibilities between painting and sculptural space, in order to question what might remain of painting once the act of 'seeing into' it is abandoned. He is a member of artist group Plan 9 and has exhibited both in the UK and internationally, with group shows in Germany, Holland and Finland as well as exhibiting in Bloomberg's New Contemporaries in 2003. Louisa Fairclough mainly works with film and video, her work operating between painting and documentary with landscape being central to her practice. She was recently awarded funding from Southwest Screen (UK Film Council) for her film Bring in Daylight shown recently at the Whitechapel Gallery, London in 2007. Lecturer at Slade School of Fine Art, London and based in Gloucestershire, she has exhibited at Stroud Valley Artspace, Stroud, ROOM, Bristol and Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London. Working predominantly with installation and drawing, Mark Harris explores the notion of the current DIY culture. His primary focus is around budget do it yourself aesthetics, consumer choices and a pre-prescribed design ideas. Currently based in Bristol and a member of artist group Plan 9, Mark has exhibited in off site locations as well as galleries including The Gallery, Dartington College of Arts, Catalyst Arts, Belfast and Elastic Residence, London. Justin Mckeown is based in Belfast and is currently completing a PhD at the University of Ulster. His field of interest is political arts strategies. Justin's practice employs public actions, mail art, video, photography, found objects and propaganda to create performative artworks. He has most recently shown at Cardiff Art In Time Festival in 2007 and has exhibited internationally in Canada, USA, Hungary, Serbia, Lithuania, Germany and Croatia. He is co-director of The Centre For Suburban Research, Belfast. South African born Anton Goldenstein is based in Bristol and a member of artist group Plan 9. His practice has been focused on painting and sculpture, but more recently has incorporated film/video and performance elements. He takes visual reference from media and consumer culture with anthropomorphism being a key component in the work. He has exhibited in Holland and USA as well as exhibiting in Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2004. Gillian Wylde is an artist working with video performance activities, installation and object. Her practice revolves around research of the unpopular popular to the extraordinary everyday. She was recently commissioned by Rules and Regs for South Hill Park, Bracknell and exhibited at the Lounge Gallery, London and Alytus Biennial 2, International Festival of Experimental Art Organizers. She is currently senior lecturer in Art at Dartington College of Arts. Back to top Fringe Arts Bath 2008 programme Fringe Arts Bath (FAB) Friday 23rd May - Sunday 8th June 2008, Bath city centre This year FAB is very excited to present over 100 up-and-coming artists and curators. Our headline group show this year (curated by Daphne Wright) is Locus; a theme which has inspired our entire festival. There are 8 exhibitions and many more art events and happenings planned. Why not celebrate with us on our opening night, Friday 23rd May, from 6pm, at the exhibition venues. We have a great kid's programme this year with three events ranging from three to 16 year olds; The Orange Juice Arts Trail, The Human Animal mask making workshop and The Great FAB Arts Debate. We will be running FAB guided tours on Saturday 7th June, with a special guest tour guide, for the grown-ups. The FAB Art Fair is on Sunday 1st June this year, where you can buy work direct from over 40 local up-and-coming contemporary artists. This year FAB is teaming-up with Bath Fringe's Bedlam street fair. There will be a relaxed Sunday vibe, with bars, a music stage, street performers and buskers. The roads will be closed throughout the event, so it's great for the kids too! For more details please go to www.fringeartsbath.co.uk ABOUT FAB Fringe Arts Bath is a not-for-profit, artist-led initiative, which aims to make contemporary art visible and accessible to everyone in Bath. FAB is the cheeky little sister of the Bath Fringe. Running from 23rd May - 8th June this year, the festival theme is 'Location' and will breathe new life into our beautiful heritage city by showcasing the talented up-and-coming artists and curators of today. Why is it important? Bath's reputation for its heritage past is something that we can all be proud of, but at FAB we also passionately believe in nurturing a reputation for culture and the arts for the future. Settlement Settlement: a drawing out from place Technically, more installation than drawing. Essentially, more experiment than exhibition. Emergent artist Emma Moxey invites you to interpret and inhabit an evolving translated place, where drawings re-present, respond and correspond, to bridge synaesthetic dimensions of time and space. Exhibited works will be accompanied by four interpretative soundscape projects, representing the validity of the viewers' response. Sound artists: Niki Hares; Nathan Alecsander-Gray; Jordan Caraway; Nick Sharpe. Centrespace Gallery 6 Leonard Lane Bristol BS1 1EA Satuday 17th May and Sunday 18th May, 10am - 5pm Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st May, 10am - 6pm Royal United Hospital, Bath ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL, BATH. COMBE PARK. BATH BA1 3NG MAIN CENTRAL CORRIDORS Public access 7 days per week Enquiries (Monday - Thursday) Tel: 01225 824987 or email: hetty.dupays@ruh-bath.nhs.uk The Arts Strategy Group at the Royal United Hospital, Bath Work is for sale and a commission is paid to the RUH Arts Development. Official opening On Thursday 24th April from 6 pm - 7.30 pm, all welcome. Main Atrium and central corridors Wine and refreshments. Exhibition commences: 25th April Ends: June 29th The Bath Photographic Society. (BPS) Member's exhibition Bath Photographic Society was founded in 1888 and William Fox Talbot's son was an early member. In keeping with the spirit of these early pioneers of photography the Society is forward looking and friendly, embracing new technologies and welcoming new members. The complete programme, a gallery of members' pictures and much other information may be seen on the Society's website: http://www.bathphotographicsociety.org.uk For more information contact: The Secretary: Diana Porter Tel: 01225 425618 The President: Alastair Chalmers Tel: 01225 310624 Antartic Arch by Alastair Chalmers Bath Artists Printmakers, (BAP'S) Members exhibition 'Bath Artist Printmakers was founded almost twenty five years ago. The workshop, now based in Larkhall, provides excellent printing facilities for line and aquatint etching, relief printing, monotype, some screen printing and even bookbinding. There is a thriving membership of experienced and relatively new printmakers who provide each other with both technical advice and inspiration and members run classes at the workshop from time to time. In this exhibition you will find abstract and figurative prints using a wide variety of technique Lara Varga 'The Hummingbird is a Great Warrior' 'Everyone is born belonging to a circle. There is no power until you have completed your circle.' Agnes Whistling Elk, Amerindian Elder. A series of digital prints and etchings centered on the hummingbird. The hummingbird appears in many Amerindian stories and myths and is a powerful symbol of healing, transformation and also romantic love. One of the widespread beliefs is that hummingbirds are messengers and they help medicine people keep nature and spirit in balance. James Tottle Screen stills from his animated song 'Blonde and Gifted'. A couple of years ago James had a heart transplant, this animation was made inspired by the experience of this life saving procedure. Proceeds from sales will be donated to the British heart foundation. Back to top ICIA Exhibitions www.bath.ac.uk/icia EXHIBITIONS ICIA’s three exhibitions reveal a strong sense of place. International artist Polly Gould, commemorated the third anniversary of her father’s death with a journey to one of the most remote and uninhabitable places on earth, the Antarctic Peninsular. The resulting exhibition, Peninsular, uses video, photography and drawing to explore mourning, melancholia and the idea of the artist’s lonely journey into sublime nature (1 March to 20 June). Tim Brennan’s exhibition Great Northern Coalfield is an atmospheric series of photographic seascape exploring how geography, personal memory and social history intersect (19 April - 1 Aug). The images have been created using equipment available to all of us - the low-resolution mobile phone camera. Tim enlarges the images beyond clear definition until they are hazy and impressionistic. Tim Brennan is regarded as one of the most important practitioners to contribute to the social and political role of contemporary art. In Charged Atmospheres Alison Marchant presents a series of photographs of grand interiors and stately homes in decay. Dating from the 1970s, these photographs belonged to the public agency for historic monuments before being discarded. Alison is fascinated by these photographs as they offer a range of interpretations, implying a tension between Britain’s self-promotion through its aristocratic heritage, and the reality of homelessness. Alison has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally (Sat 5 July - Fri 31 Oct). ICIA holds an afternoon seminar entitled Summoning the Past (Sat 5 July) at the University of Bath to explore the themes of spatialisation, documentation and historical moment. Speakers include Professor Jane Rendell, The Bartlett, UCL and Alison Marchant, artist. Back to top Chapel Row Gallery exhibitions Max Ryan - Rodeo (photographic art and book launch). 16 - 21 May Nick Gerolemou - The Edge of Tranquility (paintings). 23 May - 4 June Derek and Mary Nice (maritime themes and recycled materials). 6 - 11 June. www.chapelrowgallery.com Through the Lens 1st RWA Open Photography Exhibition 8 June – 20 July The summer will see an exciting new venture filling the elegant galleries of the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol. For the first time in its 150-year history, photographs will dominate the space. More than 300 items selected from open submission of over 2500 images will be displayed alongside a group of works by five invited artists: Richard Long RA RWA, Keith Arnatt, Richard Billingham, Chang-soo Kim from Seoul, South Korea and Philippa Lawrence. Another special feature will be a display of platinum prints from 31 Studio, Stroud. Although international in scope, the response from the photographers of Bristol to this open exhibition has been outstanding. Over 260 artists from the local region submitted more than 1300 photographs showing that Bristol really is a city of burgeoning creativity. The work on display will be wide-ranging; some controversial and provocative and others more traditionally beautiful and serene. There will truly be something for everyone and with the large majority of work for sale this exhibition is the perfect opportunity to buy that special piece of contemporary art. All exhibitors within the open selection will have the chance to win one of the sponsored prizes. Prize sponsors include Flowers East Gallery, Printmaking Today, Gallery2C in Bristol, The Darkroom UK Ltd, London Camera Exchange, Spike Print Studio, John Purcell Paper, Friends of the RWA and a £1000 purchase prize from the RWA. Visitors will also have the opportunity to win a free photography course in the Cotswolds sponsored by Andalucian Adventures. Admission Fee: £4 adults, £2.50 concessions, U16 Free Royal West of England Academy Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1PX t. 0117 9735129 w. www.rwa.org.uk Back to top Onya McCausland - residency at Gloucester Cathedral Onya McCausland is showing new work made during her one year residency at Gloucester Cathedral. The opening is on Saturday 10th May 6.30-8.30pm at the Cathedral. Anya Lewin: With Heartfelt Gratitude for the Painless Treatment With Heartfelt Gratitude for the Painless Treatment developed from an inherited and unexplained collection of autographed photographs of 1920's film and theatre stars that frequented the Berlin dental practice of Anya Lewin's grandfather, Dr Ignatz Lewin. A Jewish Polish family, they fled to the USA in 1938, soon after Krystallnacht and just before Hitler invaded Poland. With Heartfelt Gratitude for the Painless Treatment is a blend of the historical with the imaginative and theatrical. The story is full of holes, the evidence a group of glamorous photographs, a set of crystal dishes engraved with a Jewish star and a few mythical tales passed down through generations. This work does not try to sew together the pieces to tell a complete story, but to understand history as fragmentary and as a place for the imagination. The film travels throught the Wiener Library archive to discover the original Berlin address of the dental office to reveal a film within a film - a re-imagining, shot with a nod to silent German Cinema, of the dental practice and its fascinating patients. What respite from the growing political mayhem did the internal space of the dental office offer? Imagined scenes of slapstick dental exams, illustrious parties, flirtations and sad partings are augmented by the aural and textual elements of the work which acknowledge the growth of Nazi power during the period. The obvious constructed set of both the film and the installation underline the fictional nature of the work while the archival material plays against this questioning. Exhibition 3 May - 7 June Picture This Sydney Row & Mardyke Ferry Road Spike Island Bristol BS1 6UU Open Wednesday - Saturday 12-6pm during exhibitions www.picture-this.org.uk Victoria Gallery programme Exhibitions: Peter Brown: Bath and Beyond Until 8 June 2008 'Pete the street', as he is popularly known, established his reputation ten years ago by painting outdoors in all weathers. Hot on the heels of a sell-out show in London, Bath and Beyond features 33 new oil paintings of the streets of Bath and nearest beaches, captured in and out of season. All works are for sale and a catalogue is available. Bath Society of Artists 14 June - 19 July 2008 Our most popular fixture, this massive selling exhibition assembles the cream of regional artistic talent. Any artist aged 18 or over may submit work for possible selection (see website www.victoriagal.org.uk for details). FREE EXHIBITION TOURS Walk the talk: free Saturday tours, all from 2.30-3.15 21 June, A Painter's Approach with Ian Black 5 July, A Printmaker's Approach with Madeleine Town 12 July, A Sculptor's Approach with Guy Thomas Art on Thursdays Free talks for blind and visually impaired people. Thursdays, 10.30-12.00 28 June - Bath Society of Artists with Gerald Cains New: Above Stairs Tours Monthly tours taking in temporary exhibitions and the collection displays. Free, no booking necessary. Friday, 20 June, 12.00-12.45 Below Stairs Tours Explore the stores and discover the scope of our diverse collections. Free, but please book in advance on 01225 477232. Wednesday 18 June, 12.00-12.45; extra tours for groups of up to 8 people by prior arrangement. www.victoriagal.org.uk Back to top BANA members’ exhibitions Pandemonium in the Rose Garden The Visionary Art of Steven V. Mitchell Walcot Street Mortuary Chapel, Walcot Street. Bath 21st-29th June Contributing artist to the 2005 Omphalos Magickal Fair (Creator of the incredible Rose Quartz Crystal Skull) and internationally lauded as a Tattoo Artist, this exhibition is the first publicly shown collection of Mitchell's mind bending Visionary Art. Exhibition Preview is from 8pm on the 20th June...Fresh Meat, Red Wine, Music and a Labyrinth of Art... A Feast Fit for Pan! http://darkblackart.com/ 'The Edge of Tranquillity' - a show of paintings in Bath 23rd May - 4th June 2008 Chapel Row Gallery Vibrant colour, simplified forms, and a strong sense of perspective are key elements that define Nick Gerolemou's distinctive style as a landscape painter. Best known for his acrylic paintings depicting scenes along the Bristol to Bath cycle path, to date he has enjoyed a number of group shows in and around Bristol where his work has been well received amongst the local art buying community. Taking a step forward in 2008, Nick is embarking on his first solo show 'The Edge of Tranquillity' at the prestigious Chapel Row Gallery in Bath. As well work based on the nearby cycle path, Nick's paintings take us to locations further afield; from the flat, open and desolate expanses of Dungeness on the Kent coast to the rolling hills and winding roads of Lippiano, on the Tuscan - Umbrian border in Italy. “These three locations contrast greatly” Nick explains, “but what firmly ties them together is that they all offer a place of 'escape' away from the humdrum of everyday life; a tranquil place to unwind, slow down, relax and obtain a different perspective”. At a deeper level, what interests Nick most is the transient nature of the 'getaway' experience, be it relating to the sense of anticipation when approaching a new destination, or the awareness that the end of a relaxing holiday awaits. These thoughts are conveyed by the reoccurring motif of paths and roads evident in much of Nick's work, which also help to portray a sense of travelling through the landscape without ever truly being able to stop. As the title of the show suggests, 'The Edge of Tranquillity' is about being on the edge of something wonderful, peaceful; being part of a place for a limited period of time but never fully embracing it or getting to know it on a permanent basis. Nick often takes inspiration from the combination of a strong perspective viewpoint, dramatic light source and the contrasting textures of both man-made and natural forms in the landscapes; the harmonies between organised geometric shapes and the haphazard elements of nature. Often just the hint of a structure within the landscape is enough to add a focal point or help lead the eye through a painting. “The strong lines of perspective disappearing into the distance from the redundant station platforms at Mangotsfield or the abandoned fishing boats on the shingle banks of Dungeness have been recurrent themes in my paintings as a result.” 'The Edge of Tranquillity' opens at the Chapel Row Gallery in Bath on the 23rd May and runs for two weeks until 4th June. Preview evening Friday 23rd May 7-9.30pm. ‘The Way to Lippiano 2’ by Nick Gerolemou CLOTH ROAD ART TRAIL West Wiltshire Fine art Photographer Fiona Lake will be exhibiting in this year's west wilts trail at the Arthouse Cafe, Melksham, (next to the town hall). Her work will include award winning image Tanya. The week long trail is on from May3rd-11th from 10am-6pm daily including weekends. Fiona Lake, Sherwood Forset 1 Back to top *Classes, Training and Workshops* FAB kids’ events Fringe Arts Bath 2008: 23rd May - 8th June Calling all young budding artists and critics! It's creative, it's quirky, it's cutting edge, it's the FAB programme for young people in Fringe Arts Bath (FAB) 2008 B&NES residents and visitors aged 3 to 16 have a choice of unique opportunities to get stuck into current creativity during the Bath Fringe with the help of cultural professionals. The events tie in with the biggest yet of FAB's annual festivals of contemporary art, with work by over 100 artists, exhibitions and temporary art works popping up in unexpected places around the city. Full details of the programme can be found at www.fringeartsbath.co.uk 3 - 6 year olds … join Jacky Popay, performer with the Natural Theatre Company, on 'The Orange Juice Art Trail' for an hour of fun frolics and arty activities taking in selected FAB exhibitions, a very orange Tea Party, a prize draw and the chance to get your masterpiece in the FAB Hall of Fame. Tuesday 27th May. Trails leave at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult (adults free - with a child!) 6-11 year olds … discover your internal human-animal with professional mask-maker and performer Stephen Jon, Inspired by Stephen's collection of masks from around the world, make your own memorable mask and get it displayed during the festival before taking it home to make your friends envious. Friday 30th May, 1 Saville Row, Bath. Workshops start run 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm, take your pick. 11 - 16 year olds …. become an art expert in a day under the guidance of arts journalist Melissa Blease. Visit the FAB exhibitions, discuss the work, make your own mind up about what is important and then air your views in The Great FAB Art Debate in the early evening with an audience. Imagine a young and funky Late Review… we plan to put some of your critique on the FAB website and 2008 Annual. Wednesday 28th May, 11am - 7pm. Meet at The Egg Café, side of the Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath. Bring lunch and drinks. Tickets for all events are £4 each and places are limited To book call the Festivals Box Office: 01225 463362 / E-mail: boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk Box office address: 2 Church Street, Abbey Green, Bath, BA1 1NL Remember to state which trail/workshop time you want for the first two events. Remember to state which trail/workshop time you want for the first two events. There are also artist-led Art Tours for grown-ups on Saturday 7th June, please check the website for details. www.fringeartsbath.co.uk Bath Artist Printmakers Summer Courses 2008 Creative House 3b Upper Lambridge Street Larkhall Bath BA1 6RY Intaglio Prints Etching or Carborundum 2 Saturday mornings: 14th and 21st June 10am - 1pm Cost £50 including materials and small metal plate for simple etching. You will be able to make a plate or etch the image first week and print it on the second week. Tutor: Wendy Batt Tel: 01225 316871 An adult education teacher who has taught many classes for B.A.P. She regularly shows her prints and is an experienced etcher. Call tutor to book a place Back to top Widcombe Studios classes For details of the next programme of classes see www.widcomestudios.co.uk Mailing list If you would like to be added to our mailing list and receive details of all forthcoming events please contact the Administrator at Widcombe Studios, The Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath BA1 3AJ, call 01225 482480, or email admin@widcombestudios.co.uk Website Visit www.widcombestudios.co.uk for up-to-date details of classes, exhibitions in the Gallery and current courses. Also listed are current Widcombe Studios artists with examples of their work. ICIA workshops WEEKLY VISUAL ARTS CLASSES Weekly ICIA classes in Painting, Drawing, Life Drawing and Ceramics Check out the website for further details www.bath.ac.uk/icia For further details or to receive our free season brochure call 01225 386777, email ICIAinfo@bath.ac.uk or log on to www.bath.ac.uk/icia <http://www.bath.ac.uk/icia> Emma Gray Arts Assistant ICIA - Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts, University of Bath Box Office: 01225 386777 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm) E-mail: E.C.Gray@bath.ac.uk Website: www.bath.ac.uk/icia Listen to the ICIA Arts Show with Emma and Paul every Tuesday, 6-7pm, 1449am URB ICIA Arts on Campus - Get Involved Back to top Forkbeard Fantasy Summer Schools 2008 June 27 - July 4 and July 11 - July 18 Each summer Forkbeard Fantasy holds residential courses at their friendly and inspiring creative base in the heart of rural Devon. The week long courses enable participants to explore the wild and diverse array of techniques, technologies and artforms used in Forkbeard’s multi-media stage, film and exhibition work. Film and digital video - 16mm and DV, lighting and camera skills, Final Cut Pro, compositing, editing, projection systems and surfaces Animation - in all its myriad 2D and 3D forms, including pixillation and blue-screen mixes Prop making - casting, constructing, modelling, mechanics, puppetry Sound - recording, mixing, and its place in other artforms Performing - within and out of film, in installations and extreme situations as well as FF’s trademark Crossing ther Celluloid Divide Working with other or on your own, developing unexpected cross-overs and hybrids or artforms, with a concentration on experimentation, invention and humour. After the week is over a continuing process of support and dialoge with Forkbeard and your fellow participants is ensured. 20 places available. £600 fee includes all meals and accommodation. Booking: For further information and application forms, please contact: Deborah Harrison Administrator Forkbeard Fantasy PO Box 1241 Bristol, BS99 2TG Email: ff@forkbeardfantasy.co.uk <mailto:ff@forkbeardfantasy.co.uk> Tel: 0117 930 9933 Fax: 0117 930 9922 Web: www.forkbeardfantasy.co.uk Back to top *Other events* Cloth Road Arts Week 03 May to 11 May 2008 Cloth Road Artists are to stage the third Cloth Road Arts Week and this one promises to be the best to date. The week runs from Saturday 3rd May until Sunday 11th May taking in the early May bank holiday weekend. Taking the form of an art trail, the nine day week will open a window on the tremendous diversity and range of visual creativity in West Wiltshire and will showcase some 72 artists and makers at 32 different venues, many in their own studios. Work displayed will include paintings, sculpture, jewellery, textiles, woodcarving, glassmaking and photography. Members of the public are invited to meet and talk with individual artists at each of the venues on the trail and will have the chance to buy or commission work directly from them if they wish. The Cloth Road, echoing the once thriving cloth weaving trade that the area was built on, extends through Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon, Melksham and the surrounding villages and provides a very pleasant backdrop for visiting art lovers and those with perhaps a more passing interest. All the artists involved will be pleased to welcome your visit. The last event saw nearly 6,000 visitors viewing art across the 29 venues. Artists in the area welcomed the opportunity of being able to open up their work to the public. Visitors enjoyed viewing the work and finding out more about the lives of practising artists in the locality. The trail can be followed using a map provided in the brochure, and as the total of distance of the trail is very manageable, visitors can have fun exploring the whole trail taking in the towns and countryside as they follow the route. The free Cloth Road Arts Week brochure guide will be available to pick up from local libraries, tourist information centres and various shops and outlets throughout Wiltshire. For more information please visit www.clothroadartists.com Back to top Elektrostatic Emerald Ensemble's New Music Series Wednesday 14th May, 8pm: Offload: Systems for Survival New Routes featuring the Emerald Ensemble New Routse will combine surround-sound electronics, virtuosic instrumental playing, audience interaction, automated sound-making machines, performance art and video. Artists, composers and performers will respond to OFFLOAD themes including migration, networks, mapping and the imaginative re-use of existing music to create fresh new work. This evening's programme has been developed with Kathy Hinde as an extension of the OFFLOAD programme. Established in 2007 by Bristol-based collective Polar Produce, OFFLOAD is a programme of mixed-media work which explores the concepts of survival, trade, networks, health, wealth and play. www.offloadfestival.org www.polarproduce.org Elektrostatic programme curated by Roger Huckle and Richard Barnard. Colston Hall www.colstonhall.org The Star and Dove - new contemporary art space in Bristol The Star and Dove, 75-78 St Lukes Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS3 4RY w. www.staranddovearts.com e. info@staranddovearts.com Directors; Christiane Fullalove and Lindsay Hughes. The new gallery, *The Star and Dove contemporary artspace, is located in an area of Bristol that is rapidly establishing itself as the city's alternative cultural quarter, operating from within the recently refurbished skittle alley in The Star and Dove bar and restaurant on St. Lukes Road. Totterdown. The Star and Dove is owned by Jamie Oliver's ex head chef Eamon Fullalove and the gallery is co-run by his wife Christiane Fullalove and curator Lindsay Hughes. The artistic programme will support and promote the work of emerging British artists, alongside a selection of more established artists. The programme of exhibitions, talks and screenings, will allow artists to develop their work and take risks within an open and supportive environment. Starter for 6.* 2 May - 31 May Wed-Sun 12 - 6pm. For the launch of the new artspace, we are pleased to present *Starter for 6, a group show, which gives an insight into the following 12 months programme of solo exhibitions. Artists in the exhibition are: Chris Barr, Louisa Fairclough, Mark Harris, Justin Mckeown, Anton Goldenstein and Gillian Wylde. See Exhibitions listings for details. Back to top art\|speak – creativity\|works* a nesa interactive forum for creatives Tuesday 27th May from 10am Exploring the issue of quality within community arts, and the notion that to be truly creative you need strong social networks and trusting relationships. Come and test drive these ideas at Invention Studios, make a piece of artwork for a co-created exhibition and network with other artists, educators and facilitators. £10 fee, including picnic lunch. Linked with the art\|speak seminar is a thought-provoking exhibition by nesa artist-in-residence in 2007, Andrew Henon, at Mauger Modern Art Gallery in Bath. “art\|works – inclusional perspectives” shows the work Andrew did during nesa’s art\|works initiative last year and explores the themes of creativity within communities, process and product. This exhibition opens on Tuesday 27th May with a fun-packed Private View 6-8pm and continues until 6th June. Gallery open 10-6 Monday to Saturday – come and join us. Further information about all three events can be found on nesa’s website www.nesacreativechange.org.uk/news.php or telephone the office 01761 437251. Back to top FAB Art Walking Tours On Saturday 7th there are two entertaining and informative walking tours of the FAB exhibition programme, for ages 16+ A chance to meet many of the artists and curators involved and hear the personal stories behind their work and its development, including Locus curator Daphne Wright and (tbc) Rona Lee of UWIC who is a senior lecturer on the MA programme which produced the artists in exhibition 'Salvation' at Walcot Chapel. Tours will be led by performance artists involved directly or indirectly in the FAB programme (including Barry the Badger of BBC3's 'Upstaged'!) Tickets £4 each Light refreshments included Tours start at 1 Saville Row at 11am and 2pm, each lasting 1.5 hours approx. The routes of the two tours may differ. Book through Bath Festivals Box Office: 01225 463362 www.bathfestivals.org.uk 2 Church Street, Abbey Green, Bath BA1 1NL boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk Full details of the FAB programme are at www.fringeartsbath.co.uk Back to top The FAB Art Fair 2008 Sunday 1st June, 1pm-7pm, Saw Close, Bath. The FAB Art Fair 2008 gives you the rare opportunity to buy work direct from the best of local up-and-coming contemporary artists. With over 40 artists represented, this is an unmissable event. There will be sculptors, jewelers, print-makers, painters, designer-makers, ceramicists and photographers. If that wasn't enough, this year FAB is teaming-up with Bath Fringe's Bedlam street fair. There will be a relaxed Sunday vibe, with a bar provided by Gascoyne Place, a music stage, street performers, buskers and a visit from the South Central Portaspace portable gallery. The roads will be closed throughout the event, so it's great for the kids too! So, come along, meet the artists and pick up a masterpiece! www.fringeartsbath.co.uk Back to top Widcombe Open Studios SUMMER OPEN STUDIOS 30 May - 1 June Private view Friday May 30 6-9pm Saturday 11am-6pm & Sunday open 11am - 5pm We open our studios to the public every year, giving visitors the chance to meet all of the Widcombe Studios artists face to face. It's an opportunity to buy and commission work and to see the range of materials and methods used. We have nearly 60 artists hiring space from us, including painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, stonemasons, jewellers, ceramicists and textile artists. Open Studios also provides a chance for artists interested in hiring space to see the range of studios here. It's also a good opportunity to pick up info about the classes and workshops that we run. If you would like to receive an invite or would like more details about the next event please call 01225 482480 or email admin@widcombestudios.co.uk Widcombe Studios The Old Malthouse Comfortable Place Upper Bristol Road Bath BA1 3AJ Impressionism in England: Whistler, Sickert? This illustrated talk will explore the Aesthetics of 20thC Art in Britain and open the doorway to our series on British Painters of the same period. Our speaker is Desanka Rowell, a distinguished lecturer from the Cheltenham Ladies' College and Bristol University. The event is on May 14 at 7.30pm and is part of the Visual Arts & Exhibitions programme at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath. All are welcome: £4 Members/Students £2 For further information call 01225 315626 Back to top Audiences South West launched South West Audience Development Agency Announce New Identity The audience development agency for the South West region have launched our new identity as Audiences South West (new contact details below). This marks a a significant moment in the development of the agency, formerly known as South West Arts Marketing. We announced the new identity at the agency's On Your Marks Symposium on the Cultural Olympiad on Friday 18 April 2008, to cultural organisations, regional arts agencies and policy decision makers from across the South West. Audiences South West will be working with cultural organisations to help them fulfil their business potential through growing audiences and building participation. On the agency's new identity, Audiences South West Director, Jo Dereza, announced that: 'the move reflects a critical shift in our way of working. At the centre of what we do is a desire to increase participation in culture by developing the use of market intelligence and audience focused thinking as a fundamental business planning tool, supporting organisational development and helping increase sustainability.' This new direction for the agency, which was established in 2000, will allow for greater flexibility in the way in which we work with partners and cultural organisations. Nick Capaldi, Executive Director at Arts Council England South West commented: ''Audiences South West's new identity reflects their broader remit. The Arts Council's mission is to get more people in the South West involved as artists, audiences and participants in high quality creative activity. Audiences South West's new name encapsulates this statement of intent and we are delighted, through our investment in the organisation, to be helping them with their next phase of development.' The agency will look to build on our strategic role regionally and sub-regionally in bringing audience development to the fore at all levels of cultural decision-making, whilst continuing to provide bespoke services for cultural organisations. Services range from audience research to support in implementing audience development initiatives. Audiences South West will continue to provide the popular advice surgeries and training courses and will be working with national bodies to enhance the skills development programme. In addition, Audiences South West will redesign the agency's website over the next six months to make it easier to navigate, with increased interactivity and enhanced resources. For further info please get in touch via our new contact details: Website - www.audiencessw.org Back to top Cultural Olympiad Symposium - find out what took place Symposium Downloads Audiences South West are pleased to be able to share with you downloads from our recent On Your Marks Symposium on the Cultural Olympiad. Visit the Symposium's website, where you'll be able to: - Listen to the keynote speakers - View presentations from the day - View Open Space discussions with organisations from across the region For further information on the Cultural Olympiad in the South West you can also visit the website's resource page. See the website for further details. Visit the On Your Marks website <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011YiC9j-gufZR3S13Th6CvbPg-Kp4MmPnQbd7DKBP2WomIYJhwphlVBh2RbVMRuc2TgNWId4I0jcNnWEBRQ68Ep-8AjS1-RLHsEi0jjAMEtguKlZ3jdqctg==> Back to top Kilter - Back on Track Kilter Theatre present ‘Back on Track’ & ‘Back in the Bike Shed’ A theatrical bicycle trail accompanied by an interactive exhibition. Dates: Bath Fringe Festival: 24th May – 8th June 2008 Due to popular demand Kilter are presenting a brand new site-responsive promenade production at this year’s Bath Fringe Festival. Their 2007 runaway success Remote Patrol in Bath Abbey Cemetery (pictured) won them major acclaim and continued support from the Arts Council-funded Debut Project for new and emerging theatre companies. For this project, Kilter also have the backing of Bristol based cycle charity, Sustrans. Audiences are invited to participate in Back on Track by joining Kilter on their own bikes on the Bath-Bristol Railway Path. Together they will peddle into a world imaginatively forged from the inspiring stories of the path itself. En route from Bath to Saltford, this colourful caravan will happen upon Kilter’s charismatic hosts and story-tellers. These are framed by the company’s trademark designs hewn from found recycled materials, demonstrating Kilter’s stylish vision of carbon neutrality. Meanwhile Back in the Bike Shed at John’s Bikes on Walcot Street, Kilter will be exhibiting their research and further cycle-based provocations amongst the oil and spanners of a working bike-shop. Here all are welcome to drop in and roll up their sleeves to get actively involved in pedal-power! Back On Track: Dates & Times: Previews: Sat 24th & Sun 25th May at 11am & 3pm. Performances: Thurs 29th, Fri 30th, Sat 31st May & Sun 1st, Sat 7th & Sun 8th June at 11am & 3pm. Duration: 90 minutes guided performance to Saltford. Approx 45 minutes back to Bath, unguided. Price: £6 (with own bike) £9 (includes bike hire – limited availability) Advance booking essential. Venue: Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane at the start of the Bath-Bristol Railway Path. Follow National Cycle Route 4, 15 minutes west from the city centre. Back in the Bike Shed: Dates & Times: Wed 28th, Thurs 29th, Fri 30th May, Wed 5th, Thurs 6th, Fri 7th June. Duration: Drop in between 7pm & 9pm Price: By donation. Venue: John’s Bikes Workshop, Walcot Street. Under 16s should be accompanied to both events. Not suitable for under 7s. Tickets available from Bath Festivals Box Office: 01225 463362 or online at www.bathfestivals.org.uk. Back to top N.I.P. What is N.I.P.? N.I.P. (New Interfaces for Performance) is a distributed, mixed media research, touring and network project. Twelve artist, drawn from across the UK, The Netherlands and Portugal, are involved in the project, including Teresa Dillon, Kathy Hinde, Tom Bugs, Torsten Lauschmann (UK); André Gonçalves, André Sier, Rudolfo Quintas, Ivan Franco, Damien Stewart (PT); Tom Verbruggen, Issac Carlos and Sonia Ciliari (NL). As an artist lead initiative, N.I.P. was established to explore and create new contexts for developing, interdisciplinary, mixed media practices. Established in 2007, the group tours, exhibit and perform their work, as well as give workshops and talks. The current project, research focus, is on gesture and movement based interfaces, within live performance and installation. NIP Tour Dates 2008 confirmed Pixelache Festival, Helsinki, Finland, NIP performance, seminar and exhibition, 13-16 March Venn Music Festival, Bristol, UK, NIP performances, 5-8 June O Espaco do Tempo, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, NIP residency, 9-15 June UM - programme for experiments in live performance and interactive installation, Lisbon, NIP performances, exhibition and seminar, 19-22, June N.I.P. has been developed by the artist-researcher-director, Teresa Dillon of Polar Produce, Bristol, UK. www.polarproduce.org *OPPORTUNITIES* *Jobs / Commissions / Residencies* Back to top Exhibition Opportunities The Engine Room - call for proposals The Exchange, Penzance Calling all artists We are looking for artists who can work with the space in innovative ways, take risks and try something new. If you're interested in exhibiting in The Engine Room please submit a proposal for consideration. This should include your idea in 500 - 1000 words, and up to date CV, images as Jpegs on CD, and your availability to show. Please send to: Claire Lloyd, Deputy Director / Learning & Inclusion Manager The Exchange Prices Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2NL Or e-mail: claire.lloyd@newlynartgallery.co.uk www.theexchangegallery.co.uk Edgar Modern 'MUSE' - INVITED SUBMISSIONS SHOW 2008 Invitation to Submit This summer Edgar Modern is delighted to announce its first invited submissions exhibition. We are approaching both established and emerging artists. The exhibition will take place in Edgar Modern's centrally located Bath gallery, and will run from 2nd – 16th August. Edgar Modern has gained a widespread reputation for showing art that tends toward the more passionate side of commercial with an emphasis on originality and longevity. Preference will therefore be given to works of this nature, and to those which complement the gallery's growing base of acclaimed artists. Exhibiting Criteria · Edgar Modern will consider original 2D artworks, as well as limited edition or one-off sculptures for the 'Muse' - Invited Submissions Show, 2nd – 16th August 2008. · For practical reasons the gallery cannot exhibit paintings or images exceeding 180cm in height and 200cm in width. Sculptures must not exceed 180cm in height, 50cm in width and 50cm in depth. · Paintings and images must be professionally framed and strung. Sculptures should be stable and free-standing. Works must be clearly labelled with the artist's name, the title of the artwork and medium. · All works will be available for sale on behalf of the artist. Commission will be charged to the artist at 50% of the sale price. A work may not necessarily be shown for the duration of the show, and works sold may be taken away on the day of purchase. · The closing date for submissions will be 21st June 2008. · Shortlisted candidates will be notified before 19th July 2008. No correspondence will be entered into regarding unsuccessful submissions. · Each selected artist will show a maximum of two works. · The delivery, collection and packaging of unsold artworks will be the responsibility of the artist. · All artworks remaining unsold after the exhibition end-date must be collected from the gallery by 1st September 2008, unless otherwise arranged. The disposal of uncollected works will be at discretion of the gallery. · Inclusion in the show does not guarantee subsequent gallery representation. To Submit Submissions should include: · A maximum of 5 high-resolution JPEG images of artworks available. · Images should be accompanied by details of the relevant titles, medium, dimensions, date and expected wall price. · Artist's statement and CV. Send by email to *katy@edgarmodern.com* or on CD to 'Invited Submissions Show', Edgar Modern, Bartlett Street, Bath BA1 2EE. We regret that CDs will not be returned. On View - regeneration arts project, Dursley What is 'On View'? 'On View' is an arts project that aims to assist in the regeneration of Dursley town centre by providing a positive use for vacant shops until they are let. This initiative will raise the profile of Dursley and its local Artists. Why is this important? Over the last few years Dursley has experienced a period of decline caused by the closure of several large employers. The town centre has begun to look shabby and rundown. We need to restore the confidence of local residents and potential investors, with a number of positive initiatives that create interest and civic pride. This project is an important piece in the “regeneration jigsaw” and we hope you will give it your support. Empty shops need to be viewed positively, for the opportunities they offer. How does it work? We will exhibit quality local Artists work for six weeks at a time in the renovated, well presented vacant shop windows. This project will run for twelve months with a view to reviewing and extending the life of the project. What will this entail ? o Owners will have the opportunity for their shop fronts to be cleaned and fresly painted free of charge. This is to improve the appearance of the shop and to present the Artwork professionally. o The shop window will be cleaned every 2 months by a local window cleaner at no cost to the owner. o There will be a selection panel to select artwork to be shown. o Each exhibition will change every six weeks. o The inclusion of artists will be from the locality o There will be regular press releases by the coordinator/town centre manager on the project focusing on the Artists. How will the shops be used ? There will be one key holder, the project coordinator, with a deputy to cover sickness/holidays Only the areas directly behind the shop windows will be used. The premises will be vacated within a maximum of one week on receipt of instruction from the landlord or their agent. The artists work will not be priced for sale ( otherwise we have to pay business rates on all shops) however, information on the Artists will be available by contacting the coordinator by email or phone and from designated sites in the town. How does this work for the Artists ? Images of Artists work will go to before a panel for selection . Artists expressing interest in exhibiting are via email to ; on_view@btinternet.com with 3-5 j pegs of the type of work that they wish to have considered. The artist and project coordinator will install the artist's work together. Each Artist will be exhibited for six weeks. The Artist will be responsible for insuring his or her own work and Artists will sign a disclaimer so that there is no financial risk on either the landlord or the coordinator. Funding. This regeneration project is jointly funded by Stroud District Council and Dursley Town Council. Back to top Art For Life 2008 - Bath Open Art Fair Great exhibition and selling opportunity Bath Open Art Fair are delighted to announce that Corporate Nights are being booked on the site of this years 'ART FOR LIFE' Exhibition on the site of the beautiful grade 2 listed building of GREEN PARK STATION in Bath this year. The dates of this huge event are 20th May to June 1st inclusive. The Art Fair is the biggest event of its kind in England this year, giving 40% of all proceeds directly to the Neo Natal Appeal fund of the Royal United Hospital. Artists receive 57% of all sales, 3% being utilised for administrative purposes. 'ART FOR LIFE' take all paintings onboard on a 'first come' first served' basis. which eliminates lose of any deposit of entry fee from the Artist. If your painting is entered in time for the event, then a fee of £5 per painting will be retained by the Art Fair. If you are too late in entering, your £5 entry fee is returned. It's a simple process. With the added interest from corporate bodies attending the event, NOW is the time to get your entry forms in to the Art Fair Organisers. More people will undoubtedly be visiting this wonderful venue this year as it coincides with, and runs alongside 'BATH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL'. So, Artists, get on board now, and enter your paintings for hanging at this years 'ART FOR LIFE' . Paintings entered should range in price from £100 to £10,000. There is space for 500 paintings to be hung. Paintings to the value of £23,000 were sold in our inaugural year, held in August 2007. This year 'ART FOR LIFE' are confident of doubling that sales figure. Entry forms available from www.artforlifebath.org <http://www.artforlifebath.org> or at any B&NES library or Bath's Victoria Art Gallery, or most local framing shops. Applications are welcome from any part of the U.K. For all Artworks sold , 57% of the proceeds will go direct to the Artist.... 40% will go to the Neo Natal Funds of the Royal United Hospital, and just 3% will be absorbed for administrative purposes. The Art Fair 'ART FOR LIFE' is supported by 'Zenith International' through the 'Quartet Foundation'. Back to top Gallery Space for hire Gallery Space at Widcombe Studios - Bath Widcombe Studios is on the Upper Bristol Road opposite Victoria Park, it is an art studio complex, complete with school and education room and gallery. If you have access to the internet www.widcombestudios.co.uk will provide you with lots of information. The Gallery is hired at £150 per week, or £70 for 3 days. We are flexible and welcome inquires for 5 days, 2 weeks etc. Call Widcombe Studios on (01225) 482480 or email admin@widcombestudios.co.uk Back to top *Other Opportunities* Evolver Prize 2008 Open to all Wessex based artists Deadline: 28th May 08 Wessex-based artists in any media, and photographers and graphic designers, are invited to submit 2D work for selection for the front cover of Evolver 46 (July/August issue). First prize £500. 49 runners up will have their entries published in Evolver 46. Winner and runners up exhibited at Rook Lane Chapel Arts, Frome, 5th-20th July. Details and application form in Evolver magazine (free from Wessex arts venues) or from www.evolver.org.uk . Any queries: contact Jacy Wall, Evolver Prize Co-Ordinator, jacy_wall@yahoo.co.uk or call Evolver on 01963 251407. www.evolver.org.uk Threadneedle Figurative Prize Call for entries Registration deadline 20th June 2008 The Mall Galleries are championing innovation and excellence in figurative art by launching a brand new art prize designed to showcase the bes in new contemporary figurative art. Two major prizes: £25,000 Threadneedle Figurative Prize and £10,000 Federation of British Artists Selectors’ Choice. 7 works will be shortlisted to receive the Threadneedle Figurative Prize – the winner will be decided by public votes. Open to all artists aged 18 and over living or working in the UK – established and emerging talent. Approximately 60 works, selected from a national open submission, will be exhibited in the Mall Galleries’ newly modernised space in August-September 2008. Each artist may submit up to 3 works. Painting, original prints and drawings, sculpture, mixed media constructions, relief and other figurative installations are all acceptable, but not photography or video. The selectors welcome submissions that innovate and stretch the boundaries of traditional figurative media, without compromising technique or artistic excellence. All entries must have been completed since January 2007. Online registration and voting are at www.threadneedlefigurativeprize.com All works selected for the show will be illustrated on he website. There will be a special Open Day at the Mall Galleries on Saturday 19th April (10am – 3pm) fpr interested artists to see the Gallery space and learn more about the competition. Back to top Wonderworks Christmas Craft Fair 2008 Wonderworks A two day selling opportunity for makers. This is an established high quality event, set on the northern tip of Dartmoor where there is a good buying public. We are looking for makers that show a high level of design and skill with a strong personal motivation. Contact: Jenny Hutchison 01647 433250 Email: enquiries@strawberryfayre.co.uk www.wonderworks.org.uk Closing Date: 31st May 2008 Drugs and Homeless Initiative seeks artists Calling all Artists! I am writing from The Drugs and Homeless Initiative, an agency based in Bath supporting people who have or have had problems with alcohol and drug misuse, or who have experienced homelessness. One of the services we offer at present is a very sucessful Art Group that runs on Monday from 10am to 2pm. I was wondering if there were any artists who would be willing to come in and share their skills with our clients. At present there are about half a dozen clients all very motivated and willing to learn new skills. They have mostly been experimenting with acrylics but i would be keen to bring in some other mediums, especially clay. This is not an art therapy group, more a space that allows people to experiment and try new things, and find new ways to express their creativity. I am hoping also to arrange for an exhibition to take place in the near future for members of the group to show their work. If anyone is interested in coming and sharing their ideas or skills i would be very happy to hear from you. I can be contacted on 01225 329411 most days. Clare Brown Aftercare Support Back to top *SERVICES* Equipment for sale / hire MEDIA ART BATH Equipment for hire Media Art Bath have the following equipment available to hire at subsidised rates: A set of G4 laptops for workshops or individual hire (with extra memory etc) Up-to-date software packages for audio and visual post-production A set of identical exhibition standard projectors Large LCD as well as mobile projection screens A set of identical digital moving image cameras Sound recording and exhibition equipment Media Art, Bath Abbey Chambers Kingston Buildings, off York Street Bath BA1 1LT 01225 396 479 www.mediaartbath.org.uk MAB is an Arts Council England South West and Bath & North East Somerset Council Regularly Funded Organisation. Mobile Cinema Unit PROJECT! is a resource available to communities in the Bath & North East Somerset Region. Four organisations have joined forces to operate a mobile cinema unit in the region. They are The Bath Film Festival, Invention Arts, Suited and Booted Community Video and Media Art Bath. The UK Film Council have provided funds for the purchase of a set of equipment that can be easily transported and installed in varying locations both indoor and out. The equipment will be used to take film and artist projects to venues across the region. The four organisations will be programming activity for the equipment and also opening it up as a hireable resource to others who wish to make use of it. Projects will include Film Clubs and Associations, festivals, screenings, workshops and events. Material will come from a range of genres including art-house cinema, film classics, artist moving image projects and home-grown projects. For further details on PROJECT! and the four organisations please call 01225 396 440 or go to: www.mediaartbath.org.uk www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk www.suitedandbooted.org www.inventionarts.org.uk PROJECT! Mobile Cinema Unit includes, cinema quality data projector, dvd player, sound system, screen, flight cases and all necessary cables and accessories. It can be set up in approximately one hour and be a fully functioning cinema wherever you are. Back to top nesa resources for hire nesa has a full professional exhibition kit, comprising of screens, lighting, display cabinets and shelving, plinths and a pedestrian rope and pole guidance system. There is also a data projector, freestanding screen and OHP. Please note: all hirers must have their own insurance to cover loss or damage to any equipment hired. For further information contact nesa on 01761 437251 or email info@nesa.uk.com Back to top *Arts services* www.inspiringholidays.com is a new website dedicated to promoting creative & activity holidays – holidays that stimulate the mind, body and soul. We are currently looking for providers of arts and craft based holidays to include on our website. In particular we are looking for providers of art, painting and drawing holidays, photography holidays, pottery and ceramics holidays etc. We offer a free basic listing plus a number of enhanced options to help attract customers for your holidays. For your free listing and further information please contact www.inspiringholidays.com at info@inspiringholidays.com Artists’ retreat in Turkey For art lovers and artists. IAM is a foundation which provides excellent working conditions for artists along with board and lodging. The complex comprises two buildings. There are four large studios in one building and 24 bedrooms in the other. Outside there is a beautiful garden, an amphitheatre and a large terrace with a swimming pool. The centre is used for the most part by artists. The facilities provide an opportunity for people to hold their workshops in a beautiful setting and Turkish artists meet here in their summer holidays. There is also a programme for guest artists who are chosen by the foundation’s advisory committee on art. But working sessions set up by other organizations are also possible. Other guests are, of course, always welcome too. We would be pleased if we could get in touch with artists through art associations and let them know about our existence and about the working conditions available here in what is really a beautiful setting combining nature, sun and sea. A charge for using studios is only levied for workshops. IAM is situated in one of the most attractive coastal areas in Turkey, in the south-western part of the country in the small holiday resort of Turunç on the edge of a pine forest with a spectacular view over the bay. We would be very grateful if you could pass this information on to your members. IAM is not a commercial enterprise. It is, as I said above, a foundation and hence a non-profit organisation. IAM does not organize courses itself. It provides a place for artists to come and stay. Please visit our website at www.akademionline.net Should you need any further information, I will be pleased to be of assistance. My e-mail address is: iam.de@tthv.org Ursula Schneider High Quality Photography of art work Two and three-dimensional artwork and gallery installations. 35mm, medium format and high resolution digital. Location or Bath/Bristol based studio. Reasonable Rates. Post production and design work for high quality prints, postcards, catalogues and books. Over 10 years experience working for the Royal Photographic Society and many repeat clients. Please contact Tony on 0117 902 4083 / 07796 773689 email: smith_to@blueyonder.co.uk or www.tonysmithimages.com/services.html Back to top MEMBERSHIP OF BANA Artist Membership of BANA is open to any artist living or working in the Bath area, who is committed to professional practice. Artist membership includes a page on this web site. There are also membership categories for Artist Groups and Art Education Institutions, as well as the BANA Business Group, a corporate sponsors’ membership, and a Friends of BANA option for those who wish to be on our mailing list. To join BANA go to the home page and click on the JOIN BANA button. *Public Liability Insurance through BANA:* There are two membership categories offering Public Liability Cover for your arts activities of up to £5m: Artist With Cover (for individuals, £48 a year) and Artist Group With Cover (for groups, £135 a year). Full details of the policy are available from the office and from the Join BANA page of this site. BANA NEWSLETTER An 8 or 12-page Newsletter is sent out bi-monthly to all members and other contacts on our mailing list. It contains network news, articles, opportunities, exhibition listings, and arts-related classified adverts. Listings are free for BANA members subject to space, and cost 20p per word for non-members / commercial organisations. Prices for box adverts start at £12.50. Full details of prices are available from the office. The deadline for the April/May issue has passed. If you would like to submit listings, adverts or an article for inclusion in a future issue, or to request back copies or discuss including inserts in the next issue, ring the BANA office: (01225) 471714 or email: newsletter@bana-arts.co.uk Back to top